A Bangkok Bar is Building a Temple to Tequila and Mezcal

A few years ago, drinking mezcal in Bangkok was about as improbable as Donald Trump running for president. Well, things change.

Not only has importing the trending spirit become possible, but players in the hospitality game are now able to get their hands on other beloved agave spirits.

“Go back a year and you’ll find zero mezcal,” Ben-David Sorum said of the market in Bangkok. Sorum is one of the three Swedish co-founders of The Sapparot Group, a restaurant management company based out of Bangkok.

Sorum and his partners are about to bring mezcal, tequila, and tacos to the Bangkok public with the opening of their latest project, Touché Hombre.

Melbourne locals may already be familiar with that name. The original Touché Hombre exists in Australia, but the Sapparot Group has teamed up with the restaurant’s founder, Davis Yu, to become a local Bangkok operating partner.


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